Elinor Whitney Field
American children's book author / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the children's book author. For the film actress, see Elinor Field.
Elinor Whitney Field (1889–1980) was an American writer of children's books. [1] Her book Tod of the Fens was published in 1928 and was the recipient of a Newbery Honor. She and Bertha Mahony founded The Horn Book Magazine, the oldest U.S magazine dedicated to reviewing children's literature.